Santa Barbara, CA – December 16, 2016 Thanks to the incredible generosity of the local Santa Barbara community, Sarah House, a social model hospice home serving low income residents of the Santa Barbara community, has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. At the 5th Annual “Grassini Gives Back” Fundraiser held at the Grassini Family Vineyards wine tasting room in the historic El Paseo Center on Sunday, December 11th, approximately 75 people sipped on Grassini Family wines while they bid on silent auction items and scribbled their names on raffle tickets. All told, the event raised $26,324 for this beloved local charity – an amount that was more than twice what the fundraising goal had been!
“Sarah House is completely reliant on our community of friends, foundations, sponsors and individual donors to keep our doors open. We’ve been able to continue for 25 years because of our generous community. This gift from Grassini Family Vineyards and all those who attended the event and donated to the auction, will help keep our residents, safe, warm, fed and cared for with love and respect,” said Marisa Pasquini, Executive Director of Sarah House. “The outpouring of love and support that we saw for Sarah House was so touching. This is such an important program that helps so many people through the most difficult times, and we feel fortunate to have been able to organize this event for them,” said Katie Grassini, CEO of Grassini Family Vineyards.
100% of the day’s tasting fees, silent auction proceeds and raffle ticket sales were donated directly to Sarah House to help them continue to provide a beautiful home and end-of-life care for people of low income, while offering comfort and assistance to family and friends of its residents. To make the event truly impactful, Grassini Family Vineyards matched the day’s tasting fees and raffle ticket proceeds, and donated that entire amount to Sarah House as well, bringing the total amount raised to $26,324.
The Grassini Family and everyone at Sarah House would like to thank the following wonderful folks for donating items to our silent auction and raffle. Their generosity made this event such an unparalleled success, and they deserve the spotlight!
33 Jewels
Alban Vineyards
Ann Pazier
Au Bon Climat
Barbareno Restaurant
Ca’Dario
Ca’Dario Pizzeria
Coastal Concierge
Conway Family Wines
Core Power Yoga
Dean McKillen
Deep Sea Tasting Room
Deyl Kearnin and Family
ER Leather Goods
Finch and Fork
Gold’s Gym
Happy Canyon Vineyards
Il Fustino
Industrial Eats
Jenny Schatzle Program
Jessica Foster Confections
Jilli Vanilli
KEYT
Laura Sapia
Lotus
Margerum Wines
Maritime Museum
Meredith Garofolo
Miso Hungry
Moon Unit Wines
Nectar Restaurant
Old Spanish Days Fiesta
Rake Wines
Rideau Wines
Rock On Jewelry
Salon Patine
Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra
Santa Barbara Gift Baskets
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara Popcorn
Santa Barbara Symphony
Santa Barbara Wine Therapy
Sheena Lopez Massage Therapy
SoHo House Restaurant & Music Club
Sol Wave Water Softener
Tammy Starcyzk
Tanner Dafoe Wines
Taste Santa Barbara Food Tours
The Canary Hotel
The Santa Barbara Zoo
Tyler Wines
UCSB
Viva Restaurant
Wine Cask Restaurant
Yellow Belly Tap & Restaurant
Sarah House and Grassini Family Vineyards would like to extend a special thank you to the Wine Cask Restaurant who generously offered the use of their beautiful outdoor patio, which allowed plenty of space for more silent auction items as well as a table to display the numerous raffle prizes.
Katie Grassini, CEO of Grassini Family Vineyards, presents a check for the funds raised at the 2016 Grassini Gives Back event to Marisa Pasquini, Executive Director of Sarah House, Jean Davis, President of the Board of Directors of Sarah House, and Chris Kane, Member of Sarah House’s Board of Directors.
Sarah House Santa Barbara (www.sarahhousesb.org) provides a home and loving care to low-income men and women facing end-of-life. They also care for those living with HIV/AIDS, whether they are at the end of their lives or simply need a home for regaining health. Sarah House offers 24-hour care personally tailored to individual needs, regardless of ability to pay. Services include private bedrooms in a shared living environment, nutritious, home-cooked meals and assistance in an atmosphere of unconditional kindness and comfort. Additionally, Sarah House Staff offers loving support to family and friends of residents. Partnering with local hospice providers, they integrate high-quality medical care into their warm home setting. Residents, as well as family members, may have confidence that their stay at Sarah House will be marked by genuine compassion and faithful services.
Grassini Family Vineyards (www.GrassiniFamilyVineyards.com) is a family-owned estate winery located in the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA in the Santa Ynez Valley. The vineyard and winery are set on one hundred acres of wilderness with thirty-five acres under vine. Specializing in the handcrafted production of Bordeaux wines, the estate farms the property to its fullest potential using only renewable and sustainable resources. With an approach which centers around craftsmanship, Grassini Family Vineyards aims to create wines which represent the uniqueness of this special site and climate. Their wine tasting room located in the historic El Paseo in downtown Santa Barbara makes it easy and convenient to explore one of Santa Barbara’s favorite Bordeaux producers.
